Officers negotiated with the man, who was at a home on Bridgton Road and reportedly had knives, and he surrendered after near 4 hours, a police captain says.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM will add lights to outdoor athletic facilities
The project will begin in late May and the first night game will feature the men’s soccer team.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Logan Porter sharp as Gardiner baseball wins second straight over Erskine
Tigers break open close game with four-run 7th inning.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Maine baker misses out on James Beard Award
Alison Pray of Standard Baking Co. in Portland was the only Mainer to be selected as a finalist this year.
Posted inMaine
For one Maine deputy, lessons in service and solidarity
For an entire generation of police, the killing of Cpl. Eugene Cole is a sobering reminder of what’s at stake and why they train.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro questions integrity of recall petition
Leaders of petition effort say they asked the Democratic party for help because circulators feared retaliation, while the mayor said non-residents and political operatives committed “acts of fraud, deception and intimidation.”
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville Ward 7 councilor target of latest recall effort
Andy Roy, who does not live in Ward 7, filed papers to start a petition to remove Councilor Jackie DuPont Monday, nearly a week after enough signatures were collected to force a recall vote of Mayor Nick Isgro and Councilor John O’Donnell.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. oil prices top $70-a-barrel mark for first time since 2014
A contributing factor is concern that Iranian oil exports will fall if the U.S. withdraws from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine
Westbrook bookstore dumps books by author accused of sexual harassment
Quill Books & Beverage is identified in national news reports as one of two bookstores pulling titles by Junot Diaz.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Excitement building, as are the exhibitors, for Brickworld event in Chicago area
The ultimate Lego convention, a five-day affair, is aimed at adults, but kids can come as long as they don’t touch.